Musings
Explore the various topics which serve as inspiration in creating interiors that are timeless yet memorable. There is a world of beauty to educate and encourage new design shaping Casa V’s work. Spanish architecture, Old Florida, Luis Barragán, Casa del Herrero, fashion, flowers, and hotel design are some of the many subjects explored on this page.
“Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Round Top Roundup
The biannual event in Round Top, Texas offers the opportunity of seeing gorgeous antiques in a picturesque setting of bluebonnet fields while drinking wine and eating surprisingly gourmet food. My antique-loving, antique-selling mother visited Round Top for years...
Natural Beauty
May Lindstrom's organic skin care line is made from the purest and freshest ingredients resulting in glowing beautiful skin. Casa V Interiors prefers natural products. Performance fabrics are durable, and now they are also soft and attractive. Despite this innovation,...
Losing Winter Park
Historic homes are one of the main components of Winter Park's charm yet more and more homeowners are tearing them down to build more updated larger homes with less individuality and far less architectural integrity. Driving along a beautiful street in my neighborhood...
Spanglish
Spanish homes designed in the 1920's were incredibly charming serving as inspiration for homes ever since; however, few measure up to the original beauties. Bad design is all over Winter Park. So many houses that make you wonder, why? Why would one choose that...
Holy Week in San Miguel de Allende
San Miguel de Allende is a wonderfully festive town celebrating saints, independence days, Catholic holidays, and many other events. My last trip to this magical town was planned around Palm Sunday. What a thrill to witness the events marking the beginning of Holy...
Mexican modern
While traditional Mexican handicrafts never lose their appeal in my mind, new designers are using traditional methods to create a new Mexican modern look that are claiming space within my heart. Three México City stores stood out at highlighting this fresh approach....
Feeling Frida in Winter Park, Brooklyn, and Casa Azul
Frida Kahlo continues to captivate people through her paintings, flamboyant style, and unconventional relationships at Casa Azul. The month of March was devoted to Frida Kahlo, at least for me. Rollins College offers interesting classes to people over fifty. One in...
Tamam is alright.
Tamam is a heavenly spot for textile junkies who gasp upon seeing magical handiwork made long ago in places far away. Several years ago I spotted the lovely Tulu Textiles while wandering into Nicky Rising in Los Angeles. This unique line feels as if it were painted...
Casa de Chocolates
Total happiness can be found at the end of a short block on Ashby Avenue in Berkeley, California inside the green door of Casa de Chocolates. Visiting Tail of the Yak brings endless inspiration while visiting Casa de Chocolates ensures sensory satisfaction. Directly...
An extraordinary animal
Tail of the Yak is the combination of a street market with a variety of handmade goods and foods set inside a Mexican church decorated for a Catholic holiday. A retablo and mirrored fruit, say no more. Long ago, I read about a small house in Oakland, California owned...
Howey Mansion: A treasured piece of Old Florida
The Howey Mansion epitomizes the 1920's lifestyle of a wealthy citrus owner living in the wilds of Old Florida. The Howey Mansion sits in Howey-in-the Hills, a town located a little over an hour from Orlando. It is a sleepy town that hints at Florida life as it may...
Jason Arnold
Jason Arnold's room stood out at the Kips Bay Show House by being decidedly different in color and feel. The majority of the house, with a few exceptions, paid tribute to the color and pattern often associated with Palm Beach. Entering the house you are greeted by...
The Look of Love
In honor of St. Valentine, today's images are mostly red reflecting the color of love and passion. The color red can't help but stir one's emotions. “By night, Love, tie your heart to mine, and the two together in their sleep will defeat the darkness” -Pablo Neruda...
The very gracious le graceiux
le gracieux beautifully creates a line of fabrics inspired by Fortuny while being unique to themselves. There is no better fabric than Fortuny in my opinion. Many companies have looked to Fortuny for inspiration trying to create their own version. To my knowledge the...
Delightful pattern with a touch of humor
Peter Dunham brings an international touch to the homes that he touches through his design work or his inspired patterns. Last week the John Rosselli showroom in Dania hosted a luncheon for designers to meet Peter Dunham, the celebrated Los Angeles designer of homes...